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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | |
| Jelly, Table | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Juice, Tomato (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Kidney, Pig's, and Sweetbread | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Lard | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Lobster (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Lozenges | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Macaroni | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Margarine | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Meat (minced) | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Milk | 327 | 6 | 314 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| ,, (condensed, full cream) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| ,, (condensed.sweetened,skimmed' | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| ,, (evaporated) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mincemeat | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mixture, sponge | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mustard | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| ,, Compound | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Oil, camphorated | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| ,, castor | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ointment, Basilicon | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| ,, Zinc | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Olive Oil | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Onions, pickled | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Oranges (canned) | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Paste, fish | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| ,, meat. | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | |
| Pastry, Coloured | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Peas (canned) | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
| „ (dried) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ (split) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pepper | — | 12 | — | 12 | — | — |
| Pickles | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| „ (sweet) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pie. fruit | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| „ meat | — | 14 | — | 14 | — | — |
| Pilchards, Tomato sauce (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pills. Liver | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Plums (bottled) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Powder, custard | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| ,, lemonade | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| ,, pudding | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Prawns (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pudding, meat | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Raisins | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Raspberries (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Rice | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Roes, soft (canned) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Roll and Meat | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Salad, Fruit (canned) | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Salmon (canned) | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Salt, gravy | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Salts, Epsom | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sardines | 1 | 23 | — | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Sauce | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| ,, Mint | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sausage | 11 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 9 |
| „ cooked | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Carried forward | 344 | 381 | 329 | 368 | | 15 | 13 |